On February 1, 2016, students from Crown Point Jr. Music Academy in San Diego wrote, recorded, and produced an original song and music video onboard the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus mobile recording studio.
The NAMM Foundation kicked off the school year with a SupportMusic Community Forum at McKeesport Area High School located just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
After a week of debate, the Senate passed a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Act by a margin of 81-17, which includes music and arts as core academic subjects.
A large majority believes that children should have opportunities to learn to play musical instruments as early as elementary school and that music and arts education are “extremely” or “very important.”